No room for surprises in Women’s championship – Sweden and Norway advance to final

Photo: Aki Vuorinen

Sweden had another perfect game, as they beat the hostess nation Finland again in playoff match. Final score 9-0 left little room for speculation.
Swedes had a good start with Tilda Ström’s two goals. Ström assisted the Swedish third goal, scored by Ella Oskarsson.

Finland is yet to score their first goal in the tournament. Last chance is the bronze medal game, which will start at 8 AM.

Norway took victory in the second semifinal. Charlotte Selbekk had strong first half, scoring two goals and assisting one. Makaila Andersson scored for United States in the extra time of first half, but Americans would have needed second goal to gain more momentum.
Norwegians defended well in the second half. After one hour of play Ingid Tufte sealed the victory and finished the final score 5-1. Assist was provided again by star player Selbekk.
Norway and Sweden will settle the World champion in the final game, starting at 2 PM.